“Of course, I would have interest in Miami, of course,’’ Billups told FOX Sports Florida…

“Absolutely, I could help them,’’ Billups said before the Heat faced San Antonio after having lost the Finals opener last Thursday.

Billups will be 37 at the start of next season and after coming off a torn Achilles that had him out for all but 22 games last season, it’s fair to ask how much he can really contribute.

Thing is the Heat don’t really need him. They have Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole at the pint and Billups, despite being a smart player, lacks the athleticism the Heat like to use at the point. He could play some two guard off the bench, but Miami is already giving those minutes to Ray Allen.

“At the pint”? Are the Heat an Irish drinking team now? We do not need yet another aged vet piling on for one last run . The Heat could use some smart signings of younger players to help bridge the gap when the older role players (Allen, Battier,Lewis & Miller) cannot be counted on for meaningful minutes.

BILLUPS IS AN UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT THIS and like a lot of veterans willing to play for less money if they get a shot at a ring, he has interest in the Heat, he told Chris Tomasson of Fox Sports Florida.

Chauncey you are finished . Last season you may have cost the Clippers a chance at the championship . You are too slow and can’t play defense anymore . Any memory of you being ‘ Mr. Bigshot ” faded away a few seasons ago . Please retire .

I love Chauncey and think he will have a good impact on young players of any team he plays for, but as I said last year about Steve Nash, he wouldn’t help the Heat on the court. The Heat rely so much on their point guards playing pressure defense, and I don’t think Chauncey has the ability to play defense like he used to.

Maybe the NBA should find a way to calculate the amount under value the players are leaving on the table to colude amongst each other and grant the worst team in the league that much varience in the salary limits to try to even things out. I am not sure how this current situatin benefits the NBA fans as a whole? Anyone else have thoughts?